Radiofrequency probe treatment for subfailure ligament injury: A biomechanical study of rabbit ACL

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-183

  Dodds, Seth D ^a   Panjabi, Manohar M ^a   Daigneault, John P ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ligament; Radiofrequency probe; Sprain; Subfailure; Thermal treatment

Indexed keywords

LIGAMENTS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; STIFFNESS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; VISCOELASTICITY;

LIGAMENT INJURY; RADIOFREQUENCY PROBE TREATMENT;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; FORCE; HEATING; HYPOTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; LABORATORY; MECHANICAL PROBE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RADIOFREQUENCY; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCOELASTICITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 1142303775     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2003.10.009     Document Type: Article

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